While rumours continue to swirl about the Google phone and a possible launch on January 5th, another piece of evidence has surfaced to give credence to the story. Google is looking to trademark the Nexus One name, according to a USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) filing dated December 10th, 2009.
A search on the USPTO.gov site on Passion or Bravo does not reveal any HTC filings. This could suggest that HTC is in fact building this phone for Google.
So, is the Nexus One the latest Google developer phone (like the original Google Dev Phone 1) or could Google really about to sell its own handset? And what about all those HTC Passion/Bravo T-Mobile rumours? One thing is clear: This story is far from over…